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Boxing Day Week in Vancouver

December 20, 2024

Boxing Day takes place the day after Christmas on December 26th each year. It’s usually marked by a day or up to a week full of sales and discounts.

Boxing Day is similar to Black Friday. The former, though, begins after Christmas and the latter starts before.

Vancouver During Boxing Day Week

Boxing Day isn’t a statutory holiday in British Columbia. It is, however, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Some businesses take the day off, although not most retailers, for it’s one of the busiest days of the year for them. Stores and malls across Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland offer special discounts and shopping incentives.

While Boxing Day occurs every year on December 26th – the day after Christmas – the deals usually run for up to a week before the actual date as well as for the week thereafter.

In 2025 Boxing Day takes place on the last Friday of December.

Shopping Deals

As of mid-December last year, we weren’t sure what all the best Boxing Day deals were going to be in 2024. Below were some special deals we were aware of, as well as which places offered good deals in the previous year.

Shows & Restaurants

Pier 7 Restaurant – the popular waterfront restaurant in North Vancouver offered a $20 bonus when you bought a $100 gift card. Alternatively, you could get a $10 when you bought a $75 gift card.
Shen Yun – the New York-based Chinese performing arts company is in Vancouver in April. As of mid-December 2024, for a limited time, if you used the promo code Holiday25 you could have saved $10.50 in online fees when booking your ticket.
Vancouver Opera – if you used the promo code BOXINGDAY by December 29th you got 50% off certain types of tickets to Flight or Madama Butterfly in 2025.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – if you used the promo code VSOBOXING between Boxing Day and January 2nd, 2025, you could get a “buy-one-get-one-half-price” deal on tickets for upcoming shows.

Other Boxing Week Deals

Glow Christmas – if you used the promo code JOLLY you got 40% off tickets on visits between December 26th and December 28th (which were the final three days of the attraction for the season).
Playland Season Passes – 2025 season passes were on sale. You could save $30 if you bought a pass by January 4th. A Fun Season Pass cost $79 and a Thrill Season Pass cost $119, but only for a limited time.
WildPlay Element Park – the outdoor recreation park closed for the season on December 15th, 2024, and started back up again in February. There was a holiday sale for gift card purchases for a limited time. If you bought a $100 gift card then you got a $25 bonus. Also, annual passes were $25 off.
Vancouver Wine Festival – the high-end wine festival sold advance tickets for some of its events. You could save around $10 to $30 on certain events for a limited time.
Zero Latency – the VR games company offered a 15% discount on all games played between December 23rd, 2024, and January 5th, 2025. For the deal you had to use the code VR15 at checkout.
HULLO Ferry – the passenger ferry company with connections between downtown Vancouver and Victoria had a 20% off deal. If you used the promo code 20FORYOU between Boxing Day and December 29th you could save 20% on reservations made for dates between December 26th and February 28th in 2025.

For ideas on things to buy over the holiday season for friends and family, see our article about Vancouver Experiential Christmas Gift Ideas.

Shopping Venues

Numerous retailers and shopping centres around Vancouver offer special Boxing Day deals. Below are some of the many locations that usually offer Boxing Day and Boxing Week sales.

Central City Mall – a mall in the centre of Surrey close to Holland Park.
Granville Island – while not especially known for its Boxing Day deals, it is one of the Lower Mainland’s best and most interesting places for shopping, and a great place to find locally-owned businesses to shop at.
Granville Street – a shopping street in downtown Vancouver also known for its nightlife and entertainment.
Guildford Town Centre – Surrey’s largest shopping mall and one of the larger malls in the Lower Mainland.
Lonsdale Quay – a small- to medium-sized but unique shopping venue in North Vancouver close to the SeaBus, It’s another exceptional place to find small, local businesses.
McArthurglen Outlet Mall – a designer outlet mall with a collection of high-end brand-name stores close to the Vancouver airport.
Metropolis at Metrotown – located in Burnaby, it is Vancouver’s largest mall with over 400 shops and restaurants.
Pacific Centre – downtown Vancouver’s main shopping mall.
Park Royal Mall – a large and recently-updated mall located in West Vancouver close to the Lions Gate Bridge.
Robson Street – one of downtown Vancouver’s best shopping streets.
Tsawwassen Mills – a large outlet mall in Delta close to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.